BAFTA nominations revealed

Steven Spielberg's Lincoln leads the charge with 10 nominations.

by Amber Wilkinson

Steven Spielberg's Lincoln is leading the charge in this year's BAFTA nominations.

The film, charting the US president's battles in the Civil War and within his cabinet is in the running for 10 awards, including best film, best actor (Daniel Day-Lewis) and best supporting roles (Tommy Lee Jones and Sally Field).

Musical adaptation Les Misérables and Ang Lee's adaptation of Life Of Pi received nine nominations each, including best film. Other films in the running for the top prize on February 10 are Ben Affleck's Iran-set thriller Argo and Kathryn Bigelow's Zero Dark Thirty.

Sam Mendes' Skyfall also made a strong showing, vying for awards in eight categories including outstanding British film. The latest instalment of the Bond franchise faces competition from Anna Karenina, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, Les Misérables and Seven Psycopaths.

The full list of nominees is below:

Best Film
Argo
Les Misérables
Life Of Pi
Lincoln
Zero Dark Thirty

Outstanding British Film
Anna Karenina
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Les Misérables
Seven Psychopaths
Skyfall

Outstanding Debut By A British Writer, Director Or Producer
Bart Layton (director), Dimitri Doganis (producer) The Imposter
David Morris (director), Jacqui Morris (director/producer) McCullin
Dexter Fletcher (director/writer), Danny King (writer) Wild Bill
James Bobin (director) The Muppets
Tina Gharavi (director/writer) I Am Nasrine

Film Not In The English Language
Amour
Headhunters
The Hunt
Rust And Bone
Untouchable

Documentary
The Imposter
Marley
Searching For Sugar Man
West Of Memphis

Animated Film
Brave
Frankenweenie
Paranorman

Director
Michael Haneke - Amour
Ben Affleck - Argo
Quentin Tarantino - Django Unchained
Ang Lee - Life Of Pi
Kathryn Bigelow - Zero Dark Thirty

Original Screenplay
Michael Haneke - Amour
Quentin Tarantino - Django Unchained
Paul Thomas Anderson - The Master
Wes Anderson, Roman Coppola - Moonrise Kingdom
Mark Boal - Zero Dark Thirty

Adapted Screenplay
Chris Terrio - Argo
Lucy Alibar, Benh Zeitlin - Beasts Of The Southern Wild
David Magee - Life Of Pi
Tony Kushner - Lincoln
David O Russell - Silver Linings Playbook

Leading Actor
Ben Affleck - Argo
Bradley Cooper - Silver Linings Playbook
Daniel Day-Lewis - Lincoln
Hugh Jackman - Les Misérables
Joaquin Phoenix - The Master

Leading Actress
Emmanuelle Riva - Amour
Helen Mirren - Hitchcock
Jennifer Lawrence - Silver Linings Playbook
Jessica Chastain - Zero Dark Thirty
Marion Cotillard - Rust And Bone

Supporting Actor
Alan Arkin - Argo
Christoph Waltz - Django Unchained
Javier Bardem - Skyfall
Philip Seymour Hoffman - The Master
Tommy Lee Jones Lincoln

Supporting Actress
Amy Adams - The Master
Anne Hathaway - Les Misérables
Helen Hunt - The Sessions
Judi Dench - Skyfall
Sally Field Lincoln

Original Music
Dario Marianelli - Anna Karenina
Alexandre Desplat - Argo
Mychael Danna - Life Of Pi
John Williams - Lincoln
Thomas Newman - Skyfall

Cinematography
Seamus Mcgarvey - Anna Karenina
Danny Cohen - Les Misérables
Claudio Miranda - Life Of Pi
Janusz Kaminski - Lincoln
Roger Deakins - Skyfall

Editing
William Goldenberg - Argo
Fred Raskin - Django Unchained
Tim Squyres - Life Of Pi
Stuart Baird - Skyfall
Dylan Tichenor, William Goldenberg - Zero Dark Thirty

Production Design
Sarah Greenwood, Katie Spencer - Anna Karenina
Eve Stewart, Anna Lynch-Robinson - Les Misérables
David Gropman, Anna Pinnock - Life Of Pi
Rick Carter, Jim Erickson - Lincoln
Dennis Gassner, Anna Pinnock - Skyfall

Costume Design
Jacqueline Durran - Anna Karenina
Beatrix Aruna Pasztor - Great Expectations
Paco Delgado - Les Misérables
Joanna Johnston - Lincoln
Colleen Atwood - Snow White And The Huntsman

Make Up & Hair
Ivana Primorac - Anna Karenina
Julie Hewett, Martin Samuel, Howard Berger - Hitchcock
Peter Swords King, Richard Taylor, Rick Findlater - The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Lisa Westcott - Les Misérables
Lois Burwell, Kay Georgiou - Lincoln

Sound
Mark Ulano, Michael Minkler, Tony Lamberti, Wylie Stateman - Django Unchained Tony Johnson, Christopher Boyes, Michael Hedges, Michael Semanick, Brent Burge, Chris Ward - The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Simon Hayes, Andy Nelson, Mark Paterson, Jonathan Allen, Lee Walpole, John Warhurst - Les Misérables
Drew Kunin, Eugene Gearty, Philip Stockton, Ron Bartlett, DM Hemphill - Life Of Pi
Stuart Wilson, Scott Millan, Greg P Russell, Per Hallberg, Karen Baker Landers - Skyfall

Special Visual Effects
Paul Franklin, Chris Corbould, Peter Bebb, Andrew Lockley - The Dark Knight Rises
Joe Letteri, Eric Saindon, David Clayton, R Christopher White - The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Bill Westenhofer, Guillaume Rocheron, Erik-jan De Boer - Life Of Pi
(Nominees TBC) - Marvel Avengers Assemble
Richard Stammers, Charley Henley, Trevor Wood, Paul Butterworth - Prometheus

Short Animation
Here To Fall - Kris Kelly, Evelyn Mcgrath
I’m Fine Thanks - Eamonn O'Neill
The Making Of Longbirdd Will Anderson, Ainslie Henderson

Short Film
The Curse - Fyzal Boulifa, Gavin Humphries
Good Night - Muriel D'ansembourg, Eva Sigurdardottir
Swimmer - Lynne Ramsay, Peter Carlton, Diarmid Scrimshaw
Tumult - Johnny Barrington, Rhianna Andrews
The Voorman Problem - Mark Gill, Baldwin Li

Rising Star Award (voted For by the public)
Elizabeth Olsen
Andrea Riseborough
Suraj Sharma
Juno Temple
Alicia Vikander

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